Starting September 1, Indian airports are discontinuing immigration clearance

International travellers leaving India will see a small but important change at airports starting September 1. Passengers will no longer need to get their boarding passes stamped during immigration clearance, removing an extra step from the departure process. The Bureau of Immigration has introduced the change to make immigration procedures faster and more convenient for travellers. Under the new system, passengers can show either an electronic boarding pass on their phone or a printed copy, but immigration officers will no longer place a stamp on the boarding pass.Immigration boarding pass stamping to end from September 1Until now, international passengers could be asked to present their boarding passes during immigration clearance, with immigration officers stamping the document as part of the process.According to an internal communication by Delhi FRRO Deepak Yadav (viewed by HT), the requirement to stamp boarding passes will be discontinued from September 1.